Review: Mary and the Hyenas - Wilton's - southlondon.co.uk

REVIEW: Mary and The Hyenas

Rating: 2.5 out of 5. “A vindication of the right to great theatre, which this post-modern feminist play almost is. ” Most people’s cultural awareness of feminist philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft is through the lens of her famous daughter, Frankenstein writer Mary Shelley. This production seeks to remedy that and explore the life of the seminal political and cultural provocateur through Maureen Lennon’s script and Esther Richardson’s direction. W…

Mary and the Hyenas Review - Fairy Powered Productions

Wilton’s Music Hall, London – until 29th March 2025 Reviewed by Celia Armand Smith 3*** The inspiring life and legacy of Mary Woolstonecraft are examined in this new musical from writer Maureen Lennon. Mary and the Hyenas follows the trailblazing Mary as she moves from Yorkshire to London via Ireland and France. We see the relationships she had with men and women, and the friendships she made within philosophy and literary circles, her experien…

Review: Mary and the Hyenas - Wilton's - southlondon.co.uk

A gateway to Mary Wolstencraft Mary and the Hyenas tries to tell the tale of Mary Wolstencraft, one of the first feminist writers whose unconventional life and thoughts caused a stir in 18th-century Britain. Maureen Lennon’s play, however, creates more questions than answers, writes Michael Holland. But that is a good thing because now I will be reading all about this woman whose name I barely knew before seeing this production. A woman who wrot…